Earth’s rotation, orbit and seasons

an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around

• equator

• hemisphere

• axis

• latitude

angular distance north and south of the equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

• Solstice

the spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around an axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Gravity

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the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object

• Equinox

• Hemisphere

• Rotation

• Orbit

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the orbiting of an object around another object

• Solstice

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

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a force that exists between any two objects that have mass

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Energy

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an imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Equator

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Prime Meridan

The tilt of the earth is what gives us the ___

• Oceans

• Months

• Seasons

• Date

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is the

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

• Autumnal Equinox

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun it is the

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

• Autumnal Equinox

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